Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs written question – answered at on 2 September 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
(1) what representations he has made to his Libyan counterpart on co-operation with the International Criminal Court on the trials of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi and other members of the former Gaddafi regime;
(2) what recent reports he has received on the recent announcement by al-Seddick al-Sur, a member of Libya's Office of the Public Prosecutor, who stated in a press conference on 17 June 2013 that the trials of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah al-Senussi are to start in the first half of August within Libya's national borders alongside the trials of other members of the former Gaddafi regime.
The UK remains a steadfast supporter of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and we continue to urge Libya's full cooperation with the court. During my recent visit to Tripoli in June this year, I raised the importance of continued co-operation between Libya and the ICC with Libyan Ministers. Furthermore, our ambassador in Tripoli has repeatedly encouraged the Libyan Government to continue to cooperate with the ICC. He raised the issue again as recently as
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We support the ICC Prosecutor's efforts to address these crimes, including in Libya. The UK is also committed to encouraging states to pursue domestic prosecution of crimes of sexual violence committed in conflict, and supports all efforts undertaken to combat this issue.
The UK is providing significant support for the political transition in Libya and plans to increase technical assistance for the justice sector as part of a new three year programme to help strengthen the capability, accountability and responsiveness of Libya's security, justice and defence sectors.
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